Castles poised for strong season despite cold weather delays
Analysis credits Castle men's capable lineup and pitching depth led by Higbee with Cummings nearing form despite winter layoff. Highlights include strong catching from Kuhn, steady first basemen Buck Boyle, fast outfield led by Walter Galvin, and top-to-bottom fielding potential. Team expected to rise from second division once home crowds rally.
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Speeders
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Weizer
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Klotz
Davenport
Young
Roy Kuhn
Cy Lingle
Buck Boyle
Buck
Otto Vogel
Gould
Otto
Sondheim
Sunny
Quincy
Walter Galvin
Ty Cobb
Castle
Jeader
Johnny Give
Zigey
Sherer
Marquard Lasts But One Inning In 10 Inning Loss
Brooklyn loses 5 to 4 in ten innings to St. Louis after Marquard is chased in the first. Dell shines in relief, allowing 1 earned run over long relief as Brooklyn outhits St. Louis but errs twice and falls short in the extra frame.
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Cardinals
Brooklyn
Marquard
Gallia Proves 10 Be A Gold Mine In Baseball Trade
The tale describes how Melvin Gallia, a Bush league pitcher bought for 300 dollars by George Tebeau, yielded 13 700 in profit and eight players for Kansas City Blues over four seasons. Washington then acquired Gallia for Clarence Walker and Jim Vaughn, with scouts bidding high on the curve ball.
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Washington
George Tebeau
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Crutcher
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Walker
Compton
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Bunny Brief
Dan Shay
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Clarence Walker
Jim Vaughn
David Harum
Illini Defeat Northwestern to Strengthen Baseball Lead
Champaign Illinois May 17 The University of Illinois strengthened its hold on the conference baseball title by defeating Northwestern 5 to 1. Koptik doubled in the second inning and Thomas homered in the fourth, aided by three Northwestern errors. Batteries Smith and Fisher Klein and Bradley.
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Illinois
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Klein
Bradley
Striking Express Men Stop Wagons in Chicago
A May 17 report says over a hundred striking express wagon drivers blocked access at the Baltimore and Ohio freight warehouse. Detectives aided one flower and plant shipment through while other wagons were turned back, and the flower store manager sought protection as threats arose.
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Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
Blues Rebuild Through Trades Boosts Infield Hitters
The Blues rebuilt after Gallia’s departure by trading Walker Vaughn and Compton for pitchers and cash. Vaughn went to the Cubs for Lew Ritchie and 5000, Walker to the Browns for Brief Compton and 2500. Brief and Compton later moved on, but the deals helped the club. Gallia’s early development under Charley Carr and the 300 cash infusion aided a ten strike for the Blues.
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Chicago White Sox
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Washington
Ritchie
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Dan Shay
Boston
Dick Crutcher
Larry Gilbert
Toronto
Shaw
Charley Carr
Games Today Across Iowa Cities
Quincy plays Davenport while Peoria visits Rockford Bloomington faces Rock Island and Hannibal goes to Moline in a slate of local basketball matchups.
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Quincy
Rockford
Bloomington
Results Yesterday Across Basketball Matchups
The summary lists results from Cincinnati and Philadelphia with records, then St Louis hosting Brooklyn. It notes New York visiting St Louis and Brooklyn visiting Chicago while Boston plays Cincinnati and Philadelphia faces Pittsburgh.
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Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Detroit at Washington and More College Basketball Pairings
Detroit faces Washington while St Louis visits Philadelphia and Cleveland plays New York followed by Chicago at Boston in a multi game slate.
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Boston
Scores and delays in Midwest baseball standings
American Association late scores list Indianapolis 11 Milwaukee 5 and Louisville 6 Kansas City 7 with Columbus Milwaukee? No. St Paul Toledo postponed due to cold weather.
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Milwaukee
Louisville
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Columbus
Minneapolis
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Toledo
Western League Scores From Recent Games
Denver defeated Des Moines 9 to 1 while Topeka took Lincoln 4 to 3. Wichita won 8 to 2 over Omaha and St Joseph beat Sioux City 9 to 2.
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Lincoln
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Omaha
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Triple Wins for Muscatine on Burlington rout
In Burlington Iowa, Muscatine took a 6 4 win over Burlington Tuesday as Hasbrook drove in the tiebreaking run in the eighth with two out and two on. Flannigan fanned 12, allowed seven hits, two miscues, while Burlington struggled with errors and a string of scored runs.
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Hruska
Mason City Pounds Huggins Hard 7-3
Mason City defeated Huggins 7 to 3 on Tuesday. A one hit and two errors in the first inning produced three Mason City runs. Fort Dodge stranded three in the ninth with one out, unable to score. Batteries: Huggins and Smith for Fort Dodge. Hendee, Fitzpatrick and Richardson for Mason City.
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Smith
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Rabies Panic Prompts Public Dog-Muzzling Edict
May 17 in Kankakee officials announced a citywide rabies alert. Any unmuzzled dog after 48 hours would be shot. Five children, bitten in recent days, receive Pasteur Institute treatment in Chicago as Rabies tests confirm canines as the source.
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Pasteur Institute
Chicago
Jacksonville bond issue for light plant and water dept defeated
On May 17 Jacksonville voters defeated a proposal to issue 100000 in bonds to improve the municipal light plant and water department by a margin of 609 votes. The tally showed men and women voting against the bonds, with 1198 men and 805 women opposed. A spinster quip about bachelors follows the result.
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Jacksonville
Phillies Take Fourth In Row In Cincinnati Claim
Philadelphia earned a 4 3 victory over Cincinnati to complete a four game sweep. The Phillies scored all four runs in the first inning on two bases on balls a Niehoff triple a Cravath triple and Whitted sacrifice fly. Knetzer relieved Schulz in the third and shut out the Reds thereafter. Bancroft injured his right third finger in the third inning and is likely sidelined for about two weeks.
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Nine Runs in First Drive Washington Past Detroit
Washington overwhelmed Detroit 13 to 5 in Tuesday’s game, the third straight win in the series. Nine runs scored by Washington in the first inning off Boehler and Boland as Erickson was roughed up before the game ended.
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